10 More 200+ MPH Record Setters From Bonneville Speed Week '08

After watching them rev up over the weekend and then get wacky on Monday, PM's man on the ground (err, salt) spots some blistering record runs at Bonneville: 214 mph for a modded Honda Civic, 236 mph for a 1953 Studebaker, 320 mph for a Captain America streamliner and 346 mph for the turbo-charged "speed demon."

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By Warren Barbee, Jr.

Oct 30, 2009

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Far away from all the drivers, engineers, race teams and fans sits Ohio State University's Buckeye Bullet. This 314-mph electric powered streamliner gets refueled with the gasses it needs to generate its own electricity.

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This year's Speed Week has been low on alt-fuel wonders compared to the past couple Bonneville extravaganza. We've seen more classic customs, and this a great example of one in the 1950s style. Check out the twin spotlights mounted near the bottom of the windshield on this early Chevy with a Corvette grill--with lake pipes and shaved door handles to boot.

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Talk about low-ridin'--this tricked-out push car is a candy-apple-red 1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville. What makes it hug the salt? Try a blown and injected engine, 20-in wheels and tires, plus full air bag suspension.